Synonyms of tyrannize

tyrannize

verb

as in to oppress

Related Words

• oppress
• dominate
• dictate
• domineer
• regulate
• lord (it over)
• reign (over)
• master
• manage
• administer
• subjugate
• supervise
• subdue
• micromanage
• superintend
• conquer
• oversee
• govern
• lead
• control
• conduct
• rule
• direct
• sway
• preside (over)
• boss
• head
• command
• captain

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tyrannize

Among his memorable leading performances were roles as an explosive Marine pilot who tyrannizes his family in The Great Santini (1979) and as a fading, alcoholic country singer in Tender Mercies (1983), which won him a Best Actor Oscar. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 24 Feb. 2026

There would be plenty to celebrate if Iranians successfully replaced the Islamist regime that has tyrannized them for 45 years. — Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 18 June 2025

The driving force behind these antics is a tyrannizing uncertainty. — Andrew Kay, Harpers Magazine, 28 May 2025

The mechanics of Shakespeare’s plot — unfolding first in rigid, tyrannized Sicilia and then in pastoral, sunnier Bohemia — hinge on our rooting for the characters Leontes so cruelly censures. — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023

Saddam Hussein tyrannized Iraq for 12 years after his troops were routed in Kuwait in 1991. — Daniel Treisman, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2022

In the process, these majority ethnic coalitions tyrannize and marginalize other groups, particularly those that are not members of the coalition. — John Mukum Mbaku, Washington Examiner, 18 Mar. 2021

In Portsmouth, Virginia, cops have been systematically using their state power to tyrannize political enemies. — Alex Pareene, The New Republic, 28 Aug. 2020